(Original post by Olie)
Do DM commenters just sit on the DM website all day waiting for stories to get angry at, such hilarious overly dramatic angry nonsense over something so trivial...

Go to the Guardian online.
They get equally apoplectic over trivial **** in the opposite direction.
They are both cheeks on the same arse.
Mr Angry of Tunbridge Wells or Millie Tant and her hairy rant. You pay your money and takes yer pick.😁

So its currently a $700m frachise and they are aiming to turn it into a $1.5-2 billion business by expanding in S America and Asia. It makes perfect sense to introduce characters that local kids can relate to as well as exploiting the brand.If anyone wnats an insight as to why thy explot the brand this way then go and read Mattels company reports and accounts on their site. Its moved on from since Wilbert Awdry created Thomas in 1943.